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@@ -15,15 +15,20 @@ Look no further.
  
 Friendika is a social network without boundaries. Friendika installations can 
 link together into a global social network which is free from central 
-control. We are developing connectors to seamlessly communicate with many 
-other open social networks and providers - GNU-social, Diaspora, Status.net, 
-and even some of the larger closed services such as Facebook and Twitter.
+control. Besides the Friendika network [which is privacy enhanced]; you can 
+connect with and communicate with friends on identi.ca, Status.Net and many 
+other sites and social networks *today*. 
+
+We are currently developing connectors to seamlessly communicate with many 
+other open social networks and providers - like Diaspora, GNU-Social,
+OneSocialWeb, and even some of the larger closed services such as Facebook and
+Twitter.
 
 Over the coming months, the boundaries between these networks will start to 
 become indistinguishable as they all become part of your social circle.
 
-Your personal thoughts and conversations belong to you - and are shared with 
-those you wish to share them with. 
+Our core belief is that your personal thoughts and conversations belong to 
+you - and are only meant to be shared with those you wish to share them with. 
 
 Period.  
 
@@ -33,7 +38,7 @@ are straight-forward and simple, because we know that relationships rarely are
 buddies or potential employers, you can rest assured that each is only able to 
 see the side of you that you wish to present. 
 
-A single instance of Friendika Server can easily support hundreds of (and up to
+A single instance of Friendika can easily support hundreds of (and up to
 several thousand) people using commodity hosting hardware. Each of these 
 people are able to connect with potentially hundreds or thousands of friends 
 and associates on any other supported network anywhere in the world and share 
@@ -65,3 +70,4 @@ No other social network offers this ability.
 
 IMPORTANT: Please see the file INSTALL for system requirements.
 
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